The Volley & Bayonet Page
Wargame rules for the period 1700 to 1890 


Contents
What's New
Find out what has been added to the Volley & Bayonet Page. ...more

Design Notes
Design Notes for Volley & Bayonet: Road to Glory  ...more
 

Historical Scenarios

Battles of the 18th Century 
The battles of Malborough and Frederick the Great using Volley & Bayonet.
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The Napoleonic Wars
Battles in the Age of Napoleon, from the French Revolution to Waterloo.
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North American Wars
A selection of battles covering the wars of North America including those of the Civil War ...more

European Wars of the Later 19th Century
Battles from the Americas to Europe. ...more

Historic Orders of Battle
A range of historical orders of battle converted to Volley & Bayonet format. ...more

 

Rules & Scenario Updates
Road to Glory
Supporting material for the Road to Glory scenario generation system. ...more

Scenario Errata
A selection of scenario errata as well as a selection of general rule modifications and variants ...more 
 

Supporting Material
Battle Reports
Series of illustrated battle reports. ...more

Forming Miniature Armies 
Details on figure selections, basing & terrain. ...more

Publications
Details of Volley & Bayonet publications and magazine articles. ...more

Game Resources
A selection of resources to assist in running your Volley & Bayonet games. ...more

International Section
Italiano Français
 

Supporting the Volley & Bayonet Page

Find out how you can support the Volley & Bayonet Page. ...more
 

Firstly, welcome to the Volley & Bayonet Page, the Internet home of the "Volley & Bayonet: Road to Glory" rules.

Volley & Bayonet is a miniatures rule set that uses simple mechanics to recreate warfare in the black powder era (1700-1890). However, while the mechanics are simple the resulting games are far from simplistic. Rather, they create a very realistic battle from the view point of a corps or army commander which follow the flow and give a realistic feel to miniature battles. If you are not sure of the basic mechanics of Volley & Bayonet make sure you have a look at this general review.

When you have time, have a closer look at the scenarios available here for use with Volley & Bayonet. I'm sure you will be impressed with there quality, scope and range. In addition an increasing number of battle reports are on on-line so you can see some Volley & Bayonet games in "virtual" action. 

 

Volley & Bayonet: Road to Glory
The new edition of Volley and Bayonet is now available. Purchase on-line from the official website

 
Volley & Bayonet is about fighting complete battles, so the reports here are of entire battles all fought on a single table. Certainly different from most other rule sets which tend to focus only on a section of a larger battle.

Above, British and French troops, using 6mm figures on half scale bases, deploy for the battle of Waterloo. This photo illustrates the situation prior to the start of the battle. The arrival points of the Pruusians is some distance to the left. This game was actually part of a series fought over a single weekend where all four battles of the Hundred Days campaign were refought using Volley & Bayonet. A series of reports covering the battles can be found here

Below, a photo of Spanish troops involved in a refight of Madonna dell Olmo this time using 15mm figures.

Now, if you are wondering what's changed on this site since you were last here, make sure you look at the what's new section. These page are updated regularly so things could well have changed since you were last here! 

Finally, perhaps you are interested in joining an active discussion on the Volley & Bayonet rules? If so, be sure to subscribe to the Volley & Bayonet Mailing List, an active mailing list setup to support all things associated with Volley & Bayonet. 


This is an unofficial "appreciation" page designed to promote Volley & Bayonet as well as provide resources for players. The information on this page remains copyrighted to the respective authors, or to myself. However it can be printed for personal use. If you would like to link to indvidual articles on this page please make mention and provide a link to this main page also.